Reading Time: 3 minutesWant to make the switch to glass storage containers in your kitchen?! This post is for you! Read on to find out why glass is way better than plastic. It wasn’t until my first daughter was born that I began to question the safety of plastics. Like most of my peers, I grew up with […]
5 Ways to Stretch a Roast Chicken
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy April Swiger, Contributing Writer One of the most frugal homemaking practices I’ve adopted is roasting a whole chicken each week. My husband and I live on his tight pastor’s salary, desiring to be good stewards of the money God has given us, while still eating as healthy as possible. This habit has proved very […]
HealthPreventing Colds & the Flu with an Air Purifier
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post brought to you by Fellowes . All opinions are 100% mine. Last week I told you about the 10 ways our family prevents colds and the flu. We’ve been implementing 9 out of 10 of these steps for the past two winters–with MUCH success! This winter, we also added an air purifier to […]
Banana Coconut Pudding: The Best Recipe for When You’re Craving Summer
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Elsie, Contributing Writer and Site Editor In the depths of winter, I dream of sunny skies and hot breezes across the sand. I’m a Southern girl learning to love Michigan, but for all our adventures in the snow I’m ready for a heatwave again! I want to play outside with bare feet, drink watermelon […]
Home7 Places to Find Affordable Children’s Extracurricular Activities
Reading Time: 4 minutesYour kids’ extracurricular activities don’t have to break the bank. You just have to get creative! Here are 7 places to find affordable extracurricular activities for children. Compared to my peers, I did not participate in many extracurricular activities as a child–unless you count making up stories in my head, playing dress-up with my sister […]
Motherhood & FamilyVeteran Moms, We Need You…
Reading Time: 3 minutesVeteran moms, we need you. We need you to remember. We need you to remember the diaper changes. The meltdowns. The late nights and early mornings. We need you to remember that, during the little years, going to the bathroom alone–or even taking a shower–is a treat. We need you to remember the time it […]
